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Credit points: 11.1
Coordinator: Angela O'Brien.
Prerequisite: 33.3 points in Group 2 Drama subjects, including Drama B1 and B2, or approved equivalent.
Contact: A 3-hour combined seminar and practical session each week; group theatre visits are compulsory.
Timetable: First semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- understand the way various cultural, social and economic perspectives inform the creation of dramatic literature, and the interpretation of plays through performance;
- understand how Australian drama is an expression of Australian culture;
- understand the development of Australian theatre, particularly within a socio-historical context; and
- 'read' a play in performance.
Content:
A study of representative Australian plays, selected for historical, dramatic, theatrical and cultural significance; textual analysis, practical workshop, an examination of Australian Theatrical expression and student-led seminars. Selection of texts varies from year to year.
Assessment:
Participation in class and performance analysis (20 per cent); a workshop presentation of up to 30 minutes (30 per cent); an oral class presentation of up to 30 minutes (20 per cent); an essay equivalent to approximately 2,000 words (30 per cent). Attendance at theatre visits is compulsory.
Prescribed texts:
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Education (Parkville Campus) (Volume 5 page 88)
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